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Look for the placid facial expressions or the person who hasn’t made eye contact for the last 20 minutes, and then check for a pulse or signs of life.

Why don’t you just roll over?

A submissive person’s body language displays helplessness. The physical signs of an overly-forgiving person manifest when a person is anxious and wants to avoid any sort of criticism or conflict. They tend to have a sheepish look on their face, remain relatively still to avoid drawing attention to themselves, and may keep their face pointed downwards.

Often times we passively listen or watch, but we don’t really take it in, process it, and store the information. When you’ve got someone’s attention, they are being proactive recipients and show proactive body language.

How Body Language Reveals the Real You

Body language is an often-overlooked element of communication that is crucial to supporting your spoken words and message. Although most of the time it occurs automatically, you can learn to actively manage your postures, facial expressions, and gestures, and it can have an incredibly powerful effect on your ability to communicate. Master your own body language and you will certainly develop a deeper understanding of the people around you and drastically improve the impact of your in-person persuasiveness.

Keld Jensen is an expert on trust, negotiation, leadership, and communication. To learn more, visit www.KeldJensen.com and sign up for his “Power Bargaining” newsletter.